Traci Mason is a faithful servant, intercessor, and worshiper who truly loves God and God’s people. Her passion is to creatively and prayerfully encourage others and share joy. Her personal mission is to encourage as many as possible, and she’s willing to put herself aside in order to do so.
Traci’s background is in early childhood education/leadership, and she has always had a heart to serve. In 2009 she took a huge leap of faith and left her career to grow closer to God and encourage His people. She started the ministry, Sister Barnabas, to let women/young ladies know they are not alone and inspire them to have strong faith. Sister Barnabas includes LIFE Women’s Ministry (Ladies Intentionally Following God and Encouraging), and Lady First Support and Encouragement for Pastors’ Wives. As a pastor’s wife, part of her calling is to show genuine support to other pastors’ wives with unmasked truth and authenticity.
While experiencing challenging seasons that caused much pain; with God’s help, ongoing prayer, and standing on His promises; God strengthened Traci and brought much healing. Those seasons reinforced God’s purpose for her life and let her know that she was to stand with other sisters in Christ, pray with them, and deeply encourage them to trust God and work hard to push towards healing.
Some of Traci’s most joyous experiences have been encouraging women in other countries, and she has served women in Kenya, Uganda, the Philippines, Panama, and Ghana. In Kenya she was given the name Furaha, which means “Joyful One,” and in Ghana she was called Adoley, which means spontaneous, confident, poised, and versatile. The lovely young women in the Philippines called Traci, “Ate,” which means “Big Sister.”
Traci is married to Pastor Mack and serves beside him in Chicago. She enjoys the outdoors and travel. She also loves listening to music, dancing, reading, writing, cooking, and using her hands and imagination. She’s a DIY girl and will try almost anything she thinks she can accomplish. Her books include:
Sister Barnabas: The Power of Encouragement
Get Up, a devotional that motivates readers to persevere.
Lady First: Encouragement for God’s People and Pastors’ Wives
Traci’s background is in early childhood education/leadership, and she has always had a heart to serve. In 2009 she took a huge leap of faith and left her career to grow closer to God and encourage His people. She started the ministry, Sister Barnabas, to let women/young ladies know they are not alone and inspire them to have strong faith. Sister Barnabas includes LIFE Women’s Ministry (Ladies Intentionally Following God and Encouraging), and Lady First Support and Encouragement for Pastors’ Wives. As a pastor’s wife, part of her calling is to show genuine support to other pastors’ wives with unmasked truth and authenticity.
While experiencing challenging seasons that caused much pain; with God’s help, ongoing prayer, and standing on His promises; God strengthened Traci and brought much healing. Those seasons reinforced God’s purpose for her life and let her know that she was to stand with other sisters in Christ, pray with them, and deeply encourage them to trust God and work hard to push towards healing.
Some of Traci’s most joyous experiences have been encouraging women in other countries, and she has served women in Kenya, Uganda, the Philippines, Panama, and Ghana. In Kenya she was given the name Furaha, which means “Joyful One,” and in Ghana she was called Adoley, which means spontaneous, confident, poised, and versatile. The lovely young women in the Philippines called Traci, “Ate,” which means “Big Sister.”
Traci is married to Pastor Mack and serves beside him in Chicago. She enjoys the outdoors and travel. She also loves listening to music, dancing, reading, writing, cooking, and using her hands and imagination. She’s a DIY girl and will try almost anything she thinks she can accomplish. Her books include:
Sister Barnabas: The Power of Encouragement
Get Up, a devotional that motivates readers to persevere.
Lady First: Encouragement for God’s People and Pastors’ Wives
Traci was led by God to create the character, Mother Bea Joyful, on Christmas day, 2020, and she made her debut on Facebook live and YouTube. In the midst of the world-wide pandemic, Covid 19, God let Traci know that many people were lacking joy and desperately needed encouragement more than ever. She had no idea that Mother Joyful would become so popular, and the character is often featured on the Sister Barnabas YouTube channel, Facebook, and has even been invited to encourage others in person. Mother Joyful is a bubbly, humorous character filled with the love of God. Her faith and joy are contagious and she is encouraged to uplift as many as possible with the help of God.
